President-elect Donald Trump’s recent promise to deport entire families of undocumented immigrants — including those who are American citizens — harkens back to “repatriation” programs of the 1930s, which were used to attempt to pressure Mexican Americans, including Mexican citizens, into leaving the country voluntarily. On NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker on Sunday, Trump reiterated his plans to …
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